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' I IPPLICATIOH FILED FEB. 18, 1910.

Tatented Sept. 20, 1910.

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.romrw: SPRINT, or BOYCE, vinomm, ASSIGNQR or NE-HALF To JOSEPH- A. VDEWAR, or muwooovmsmm. A i I FENDER.

Application filed February :1 igitizr-n of thellnited States residing in I 18,1910. SerialNo. 544,616. n V f i i i l Boyce, in the county of Clarke and State of Virginia, have invented oer-loin new and useful Improvements in Lenders; and 1. do

' hereby declarethe followin L to lie 2'. full clear, anilzexuetdescription of lhe invent-ion .snrn as will enable others rls' l'fll in the artto which it apperlains to make and use the some. I

This invention relates to improvements in gnnrds or fenders located in the front of .the irlieels of cars, and-hos for on 'ohiect. the

ber of wheels 3.

arrzingenwnt of an improved gtnird which will engage an object. lll front of the wheel and more the some to one. side of the track :is the mi travels. V V I Y i -furher object of the invention is the arrangement of a guard for ear wheels for forcing objects to one side of the track its the our moves along the track, said guard living rigidly supported on the trunks of the cor-so as to hold the guards; iii a predetermined height above the. l'Fll it all times.

Wi h these and other ohjeets in view the invention comprises certain novel Ct)ZiI-i[."UG-

tions eoinhinntioi'is, and nrriingi'eiiient of parts as will he heroinutrer more fully deserihed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figurel is a side 'IlOTItlIOH of a truck and part (it a 1 indientosu F211 body of any desired cimracv tor mounted upon truck Q of any desired I character, for the purpose of illustration on ordinary'freighl truck being shown. The trnrl: 2 is provided with any desired num- In from and in the rear of each pair or wheels 3 l't ptzt'llYtlly, are arranged fender blades 4', of idvntirnl eonstruetion so thnl the desvription of one will he snllirient for all of the blades.

It will be evident that where more than two sets of wheels are used on a irneli, fonders need be supplied only for the outside or front and rear wheels. The fenders 4C are formed from a strip of sheet material twisted or bent at its lower end so as to have theloiver edge at. an angleof about 45 degrees from the-direction of the upper edge. This turning or twisting of the fonder permits the fender to force object 'with which it. comes in contiurt oil' of the rail and laterally from the track. Prefer Specifica'tion of Letters Patent. Patclll'cd Sept; 20, 1910.

ably ihelower part of the fender 4' is e11 larged laterally at 5 and 6 so as to afford a larger surface for moving objects to one side, though in aetualprzictiee thesaine extends only a comparatively short; distance on each side of the track.

I In order to 3m?)- erlysupport the fenders 4'1 :indho tie ome in front of the wheels and over the track at a predetertmned height. supporting liars 7 and S are provided which are seamen in position by the holts 9 and w of the truck. Bars 7 and 8 are prelim-ably mode of tlzitn'niteriul and bent and, twisieitnt points 11 and 1:? so as to form oil'sel portions 13 and Li to which are .nre l by hells or rivets l5 and I the fender 4'. i The heads of the bolts or rivets 15 and ti} may he eountersunk. or not. as preferred. B :hisennstroo lion and arrangement the lenders t are Iii-oily held in positon in front of the wheels, and by bolting or securing the bars 7 and S to the truck the fender remains always. notho same height above the rail regardless of the load put. upon car 1. r

in arranging the fenders i it will be olr served that GzK'll of the fenders is positioned at a slight angle to a vertical plane and has the lower end thereof slightly inclined forirnr l. This intended tomiuse the lender to not only he capable of moving an object lat orally or transversely of the traclgimt to give a slightly scooping action for assisting the movingof the-object from thetraztlr. By placing the guards 4' in position directly in front. of each of the wheels of the truck means are rorided for forcingany object I oil the rail in case the same should become loosened and bent to pass under the Wheels. The oflset portion 14 of bar 8 is curved or bent, so as to lit the shape or contour of the fender for more thorngzhly braving the same and for givin a lateral movement to the fender in case t e fender should become to set at an angle diagonally across the rail; a

'low'er'barwith one end rigidly secured to v said fender blade and conforming to the contour thereof, saidlower supporting bar dislocated. This will prevent any danger of derailing of the car by any accidental losing of any of the fenders as they will be immediately forced off the rail as soon as. loosened from their supports. v .What I claim is: r A fender for car wheel-s comprising a fender blade varranged. in front of the car wheel and eonstmcted of a bladeof sheet metal extending transversely of the track at -the top and twisted substantially for its en tire length for causing the lower edge to cured to said! fender bla porting bar seenred to said fender and Being twisted and hent to extend in general direction atright-an a lesto the end see, an upper suptwisted so as toeiitend at a substantial rightangle thereto, said bars extending 'substan tially parallel and being providedw ith apertures therein for accommodating the bolts of the'truck of said car for rigidly securing the supporting'bars to the truck of said car.

'In testimenfy whereof I afiix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

Witnesses:

E. T. FENWICK, I v

JOHN L. FLETCHER.

; JOHN W,SPRIINT.Y 

